Brimstone and Treacle

Brimstone and Treacle


Starring:Sting, Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton, Benjamin Whitrow, Dudley Sutton, Mary MacLeod, Tim Preece, Elizabeth Bradley, Hugh Walters, Christopher Fairbanks
Director: Richard Loncraine
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD
Brimstone and Treacle
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • classic Sting from way back when
  • "What she needs is love...lots of it!"
  • Something else...
  • WEIRDLY DISTURBING
  • "You are an extremely salacious and corrupt Jezebel."
 Brimstone and Treacle
Starring: Sting , Denholm Elliott , Joan Plowright , Suzanna Hamilton , and Benjamin Whitrow
Director: Richard Loncraine
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B00009Y3N6
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Description

Rock superstar Sting "exudes a gleaming, evil eroticism" (Playboy) in this sinister psychological thriller that is so wickedly perverse, its original production was banned from broadcast on the BBC! Co-starring OscarÂ(r) nominees* Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright, Brimstone & Treacle delivers a "devastating combination [of] black humor and titillations of terror" (The Hollywood Reporter)! A charming but mysterious man named Martin (Sting) convinces a couple that he is an old boyfriend of their daughter's, now bedridden and unable to speak. Though the husband is suspicious of him, the wife is happy to have someone help her care for her invalid daughter. But as Martin's true motives are revealed, so too is a frightening family secret one that could tear this family apart! *Elliot: Supporting Actor, A Room with a View (1986); Plowright: Supporting Actress, Enchanted April (1992)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars classic Sting from way back when.......2006-10-11

At the height of The Police's rise to stardom, Sting decided he wanted to act. I'm not sure if he's acting here, but it's a great film for sure. Actually, the perfect role for Sting. Denholm Elliott is superb, and Joan Plowright is well...Joan Plowright - what can you say, she's an amazing person. Sting managed to get the other Policemen into a studio and cut a couple of tracks for the soundtrack, and did the rest of the score himself. I was so happy when this came out on DVD, my original home-recorded VHS copy of this movie was about to fall apart.

5 out of 5 stars "What she needs is love...lots of it!".......2005-12-25

I saw this when it was fresh on video and it is WEIRD. Like TRACK 29 by Nicolas Roeg is weird. I liked both films. This one has 2 heavyweights of the British theater, Denholm Elliot and Joan Plowright, and a thoroughly convincing STING as ...what? An evil sprite? The devil himself? watch it and try to come to your own conclusion; that is the pleasure of this odd little gem.

4 out of 5 stars Something else..........2005-03-26

...that's for sure! You really have to be in a certain mood to watch this "peculiar" movie. Sting as the Devil himself, well as a big fan I must say that the man never stops to surprise me. I really liked him in The Grotesque (with Alan Bates) as well. He always acts to be very different from the sophisticated music-performer he is and is most famous for -so it is kind of funny to see him in these kind of "crazy" roles. Yes, the acting in "Brimstone..." is very good indeed -the story, well, different. Original, and sometimes funny -other times it just makes you sick. All I can say is; looking for an alternate movie-experience with a different "twist" then this might be what you're looking for..? I've seen it twice, and I don't regret it!

3 out of 5 stars WEIRDLY DISTURBING.......2003-09-16

Once banned on the BBC, BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE (MGM) stars Sting as Martin Taylor, a charismatic, mysterious figure who insinuates himself into the household of the Bates. Tom Bates (Denholm Elliot) writes religious literature, his wife Norma (Joan Plowright) spends her time caring for their disabled, mute, daughter. Martin doesn't know the family, but convinces the Bates that he's an old friend of their daughter and moves in to do his thing. Is Martin a demon or an angel? See what happens when the daughter recovers her speech.

5 out of 5 stars "You are an extremely salacious and corrupt Jezebel.".......2003-04-08

In the film "Brimstone and Treacle," Tom Bates (Denholm Elliot) owns a small evangelical publishing business. On the way home from work one evening, a rather strange young man literally crashes into him and proceeds to claim a prior acquaintance. Tom Bates manages to ditch the stranger, but the young man--whose name is Martin Taylor (Sting)--shows up at the beautiful, but remote, country home where Tom lives. Martin ostensibly wants to return Tom's wallet, but he fabricates excuses for staying. Martin claims a previous relationship with the daughter, Patricia, who is now basically a mental vegetable following a nasty accident 4 years previously. Martin very craftily discovers and gauges the domestic discord between Mr and Mrs Bates, and he capitalizes on this--weaseling his way in and ingratiating himself with Mrs Bates (Joan Plowright) or "mumsy" as he calls her. Tom is extremely suspicious, but he is treading on very sticky moral ground, and Norma Bates is too relieved to find someone to assist with Patricia's caretaking to ask questions. She is too naive to contemplate the nasty alternative, and she considers Martin "just what she needs." Is Martin an angel sent to help Patricia, or is he a demon? That is for the viewer to decide.

Supernatural elements abound in this film, and the eerie atmosphere is consistent throughout. The cast is small, and the script is tight. Denholm Elliot is believeable as the slightly neurotic Tom who insists his daughter has left her human body and just the shell remains. He exists on a tightrope of lost faith, repressed sexuality and guilt. Joan Plowright as Norma Bates plays the long-suffering wife--somewhat out-of-touch with reality--whose religious faith gets her through each long, tedious, and depressing day. She believes in miracles, and she hopes that one will occur. Well, be careful what you wish for....

Keep an eye open for Sting's cross-dressing scene. If you are a fan of the Police, they play throughout the film, and the soundtrack to the film is available. This is an unusual tale--some may find it offensive and/or profane, and there is some female nudity--displacedhuman
Brimstone & Treacle [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • classic Sting from way back when
  • "What she needs is love...lots of it!"
  • Something else...
  • WEIRDLY DISTURBING
  • "You are an extremely salacious and corrupt Jezebel."
 Brimstone & Treacle [Region 2]
Starring: Sting , Denholm Elliott , Joan Plowright , Suzanna Hamilton , and Benjamin Whitrow
Director: Richard Loncraine
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars classic Sting from way back when.......2006-10-11

At the height of The Police's rise to stardom, Sting decided he wanted to act. I'm not sure if he's acting here, but it's a great film for sure. Actually, the perfect role for Sting. Denholm Elliott is superb, and Joan Plowright is well...Joan Plowright - what can you say, she's an amazing person. Sting managed to get the other Policemen into a studio and cut a couple of tracks for the soundtrack, and did the rest of the score himself. I was so happy when this came out on DVD, my original home-recorded VHS copy of this movie was about to fall apart.

5 out of 5 stars "What she needs is love...lots of it!".......2005-12-25

I saw this when it was fresh on video and it is WEIRD. Like TRACK 29 by Nicolas Roeg is weird. I liked both films. This one has 2 heavyweights of the British theater, Denholm Elliot and Joan Plowright, and a thoroughly convincing STING as ...what? An evil sprite? The devil himself? watch it and try to come to your own conclusion; that is the pleasure of this odd little gem.

4 out of 5 stars Something else..........2005-03-26

...that's for sure! You really have to be in a certain mood to watch this "peculiar" movie. Sting as the Devil himself, well as a big fan I must say that the man never stops to surprise me. I really liked him in The Grotesque (with Alan Bates) as well. He always acts to be very different from the sophisticated music-performer he is and is most famous for -so it is kind of funny to see him in these kind of "crazy" roles. Yes, the acting in "Brimstone..." is very good indeed -the story, well, different. Original, and sometimes funny -other times it just makes you sick. All I can say is; looking for an alternate movie-experience with a different "twist" then this might be what you're looking for..? I've seen it twice, and I don't regret it!

3 out of 5 stars WEIRDLY DISTURBING.......2003-09-16

Once banned on the BBC, BRIMSTONE AND TREACLE (MGM) stars Sting as Martin Taylor, a charismatic, mysterious figure who insinuates himself into the household of the Bates. Tom Bates (Denholm Elliot) writes religious literature, his wife Norma (Joan Plowright) spends her time caring for their disabled, mute, daughter. Martin doesn't know the family, but convinces the Bates that he's an old friend of their daughter and moves in to do his thing. Is Martin a demon or an angel? See what happens when the daughter recovers her speech.

5 out of 5 stars "You are an extremely salacious and corrupt Jezebel.".......2003-04-08

In the film "Brimstone and Treacle," Tom Bates (Denholm Elliot) owns a small evangelical publishing business. On the way home from work one evening, a rather strange young man literally crashes into him and proceeds to claim a prior acquaintance. Tom Bates manages to ditch the stranger, but the young man--whose name is Martin Taylor (Sting)--shows up at the beautiful, but remote, country home where Tom lives. Martin ostensibly wants to return Tom's wallet, but he fabricates excuses for staying. Martin claims a previous relationship with the daughter, Patricia, who is now basically a mental vegetable following a nasty accident 4 years previously. Martin very craftily discovers and gauges the domestic discord between Mr and Mrs Bates, and he capitalizes on this--weaseling his way in and ingratiating himself with Mrs Bates (Joan Plowright) or "mumsy" as he calls her. Tom is extremely suspicious, but he is treading on very sticky moral ground, and Norma Bates is too relieved to find someone to assist with Patricia's caretaking to ask questions. She is too naive to contemplate the nasty alternative, and she considers Martin "just what she needs." Is Martin an angel sent to help Patricia, or is he a demon? That is for the viewer to decide.

Supernatural elements abound in this film, and the eerie atmosphere is consistent throughout. The cast is small, and the script is tight. Denholm Elliot is believeable as the slightly neurotic Tom who insists his daughter has left her human body and just the shell remains. He exists on a tightrope of lost faith, repressed sexuality and guilt. Joan Plowright as Norma Bates plays the long-suffering wife--somewhat out-of-touch with reality--whose religious faith gets her through each long, tedious, and depressing day. She believes in miracles, and she hopes that one will occur. Well, be careful what you wish for....

Keep an eye open for Sting's cross-dressing scene. If you are a fan of the Police, they play throughout the film, and the soundtrack to the film is available. This is an unusual tale--some may find it offensive and/or profane, and there is some female nudity--displacedhuman
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